RE: protect a file

["Kamal Paryani" <kamalp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

some funny user might just delete the contents of the file
and not delete the whole file
then the protection will not work


-----Original Message-----
From: linux-india-programmers-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:linux-india-programmers-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Arun Sharma
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 3:36 AM
To: linux-india-programmers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [LIP] protect a file


On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 01:14:27PM +0530, Anuj Kumar wrote:
> Hello Dear,
> I want protect a file. This is an excel file.
> User can use the file, read the file, modify the file.
> But user can not remove the file And  can not overwrite the file. 
> How can do this ??

Make the file writable, but the directory not writable.

	-Arun

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